In the wake of Wednesday's release of a rough transcript of a July conversation between the presidents of the United States and Ukraine, Republicans have rallied around the President with a very strange -- and weak -- defense | Analysis by Chris Cillizza
That defense goes like this: Donald Trump never said to Zelensky,"I won't do X unless you give me Y." He never said the phrase"quid pro quo." Therefore, nothing to see here! .duval-3{width:100%;position: relative; border: 1px solid #979797; border-left: none; border-right: none;padding: 20px 0; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 660px;} .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! "Wow. Impeachment over this?," tweeted South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham after reading the Ukraine call transcript."What a nothing burger."Asked by the Boston Globe's Jess Bidgood what he would consider a quid pro quo from Trump to Zelensky, Graham replied:"'Uh, hey pal, you know, you need to like, go after the Bidens or I ain't gonna give you any money,' [He'd] be really, like, thuggish about it.
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